best coin hunting metal detector under 800.00?

i currently own a fisher f2 and im looking to upgrade to something that can pick up coins better and deeper, i have a few options and im looking under 800.00 what would the best coin hunting machine, i was thinking possibly the fisher f4, f5, f70, teknetics omega 8000, Teknetics T2, used minelab safari, minelab 705, explorer II , garrett at pro, garrett gti 1500 etc. any info on the best coin hunting machine, fastest recovery, would be appreciated thank you!

Re: best coin hunting metal detector under 800.00?

I used the Minelab 705 and I have to say that in hunting coins and relics it did very well .
And with all the coils and frequency's with the coils it would run it made it very useful in just about any place you wanted to hunt.
For being under 800 USD it was a very good machine . I was happy with it .

Re: best coin hunting metal detector under 800.00?

Don't underestimate the AT Pro... I bought one a few weeks ago as a back up to my E-Trac (for when it rains)... and here's 2 pics of a 1/2 hours at a local park. I ran it as hot as it would go (sensitivity all the way up) and thru some chatter it hit HARD on coins. 11 coins and one was a silver 1946 dime.

Is it better than my E-Trac for coinshooting? heck no! BUT....

I got a strong hit on the quarter (in the pic), dug a nice V-cut, flipped it back, put the Pro Pointer in, stirred around like some soup... NOTHING! started cussing about garrett, the hype, stupid pinpointing never center, garbage detectors, etc... ran the AT Pro back over the hole, STILL HIT!... dug down deeper and BANG! the quarter! I was pretty shocked! The Pro Pointer didn't pick it up cause I was in a 4" hole-or-so... and the quarter was about 10" ! ! ! I had to dig deeper for it to hit it!

waterproof...waterproof...waterproof... over and over.... the AT Pro is actually a pretty darn good and deep machine! I think I have a great duo now! E-trac as my main, AT Pro as my back up, and my F2 as my loaner....

I heard a lot of F70...F70...F70...

I would consider the F70 too, even tho I never used/seen one. I own a Fisher F2 and think it is the best-bang-for-a-buck-and-then-some for a $200 detector and have actually found some great stuff with it! I also had a Teknetics T2, which is almost a cookie cutter F75, and it was VERY impressive, even more with the SEF 12x15" coil, but decided to keep the E-Trac instead of it. The F70 is the step below the F75 and above the F4 and F5, and I bet the F70 is amazing! it has to be!

Re: best coin hunting metal detector under 800.00?

Very under rated detector is the new Bounty Hunter Land Ranger Pro, at walmart you can buy this detector for $253.00 and msrp is $449.00 This will compete with the high end mid range detectors. Has all the bells and whistles.